Any ideas or tips for dealing with pain and stiffness in thighs, especially after sitting. I have been doing more sitting of late but am noticing a real stiffness in my thigh muscles...hobbling around for a while like an old man...well I am quite old!!!!!!

philji wrote:Any ideas or tips for dealing with pain and stiffness in thighs, especially after sitting. I have been doing more sitting of late but am noticing a real stiffness in my thigh muscles...hobbling around for a while like an old man...well I am quite old!!!!!!

light yoga, especially with postures held for several minutes like Paschimottasana.

I perform at least one complete set of the Yi Jin Jing every single day. When done properly it relaxes all the joints and increases flexibility dramatically. However, it takes at least 90 days of daily practice before a. the habit really sets in, and b. the sense of relaxedness is properly sensed. It is, IMHO, definitely worth persevering with this practice.

“Not till your thoughts cease all their branching here and there, not till you abandon all thoughts of seeking for something, not till your mind is motionless as wood or stone, will you be on the right road to the Gate.”

philji wrote:Any ideas or tips for dealing with pain and stiffness in thighs, especially after sitting. I have been doing more sitting of late but am noticing a real stiffness in my thigh muscles...hobbling around for a while like an old man...well I am quite old!!!!!!

Try a chair. If you can not sit in a chair after all this time, learn to relax. Yoga, tai chi exercise. You have not grown up sitting on the floor . . .